In 1913/14, adventure and documentary films were shot in the German colony of Togo that are still largely unknown today. Jürgen Ellinghaus travelled to the original film locations with a mobile cinema to explore the historical background of the film images and the effects of colonialism to this day together with the Togolese audience.
Premiere
36th International Filmfest Emden-Norderney, Germany
June 5, 2026 – 4:15 pm – Inselkino im Kurtheater, Norderney
June 6, 2026 – 7:00 pm – CineStar 6, Emden – in presence of the director
June 7, 2026 – 6:00 pm – CineStar 1, Emden
Strange objects stand around: on the beach, in the water, in the dunes. Technical and scientific terms accompany the measuring devices in the centre of the picture on a North Sea island. These constantly send out signals, as if they were communicating with each other.
June 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST – German DVD release
The German version of KÜMMEL GOES EAST has been released by Basis-Film. Available at www.basisdvd.de and in bookstores in Germany. More about the film here
May 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST in Poland
Paul Hadwiger’s KÜMMEL GOEAS EAST is invited to the Lubuskie Lato Filmowej (Lubuskie Film Summer) in Lagów, Poland, at the end of June. More info here
March 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST at mipdoc in Cannes
“Kümmel Goes East” will take part at the mipdoc screenings on March 30+31, 2012. The film fair is aimed to TV buyers worldwide.
February 2012
FAREWELL QUAY will close GIEFF festival
Brigitte Krause’s documentary will close the Göttingen International Ethnografic Film Festival, Germany, on May 13, 2012. More info.
Happy Berlinale!
We wish all film buffs a Happy Berlinale in Berlin!
November 2011
A TRIP TO A FORGOTTEN UTOPIA in Berlin
DokfilmSalon presents “A Trip to a Forgotten Utopia” on November 23 at 08:30 p.m. in the ‘Privatwirtschaft’, Immanuelkirchstr. 21. Doors open at 08:00 p.m. With Q & A. More about the film